Local notes from Madison February scene and events
Madison reports on residents visiting and sick lists including Brooksburg figures, 82 year old George Danner ill, travels of Amelia Lutz and Grace Graves. Tobacco market posts 65 000 pounds sold at 10 1/2 dollars, policing and civic items feature a streetcar incident and a sheriff’s prison transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiis Love Caily
Brooksburg
Clifford McKay
Amelia. Lutz
Theodore McKay
George Danner
Brooksbury
Grace Graves
Columbus
Anna
Magegie Kendall
Orva
Abel Wyatt
Betford
Worker at Broadway tobacco warehouse suffers serious spinal injury
Evan Wyatt, an employee at the Broadway tobacco warehouse, fell at work and sustained a fractured spine. His condition worsened beyond initial fears and he is not resting as well today. Authorities and family hope for a rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Wyatt
Broadway Tobacco Warehouse
Appointment fills vacancy on County Charities Board
Judge Griffith appointed Dr. F. H. Austin to the County Charities Board to replace the resigning Mr. Wilbur Cornett. The change is noted as required by law and the new member is described as equally efficient and able.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Cornett
Board of County Charities
F. H. Austin
Griffith
Death of Lewis Craig After Prolonged Illness
Carrollton reports the death of Lewis Craig aged 73 after a long illness. He leaves a wife and children Miss Rena Craig, George Craig, Cyrus Craig, and Robert Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Bright
Lewis Craig
Rena Craig
George Craig
Cyrus Craig
Robert Craig
High School Track Meet Planned at Hanover Field
Arrangements are being made with Hanover college to host a high school track meet for Jefferson county Indiana and Trimble county Kentucky on May 13 at the Hanover athletic field. Fuller details will be announced later. In letters to Madison friends Fred Price of Indianapolis says he is prospering and well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover College
Jefferson County
Ind
Trimble County
Hanover
Madison
Fred Price
Indianapolis
State Aid Granted To 148 School Corporations In 30 Counties
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction distributed a deficiency fund totaling $145,931.86 to 148 school corporations across 30 counties. Warrants will be mailed to township trustees and school boards. funds come from the state school tax levy to maintain minimum terms. Jefferson county recipients include Hanover township 111.93 and Smyrna 32.44 among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Hanover Township
Nirton
Monroe
Republican
Saluda
Shelpy
Smyrna
Death of Hiram W. Galusha Ends Local Farmer’s Long Career
Hiram W. Galusha aged 69 died at his North West Street home after a lengthy illness. He was born in the city and lived much of his life in the county as a leading farmer. Survived by wife and two children Mrs. Harry Lemen and Jesse Galusha. He served in the Civil War with Bachman Post I A R. Assessor Carlisle announces 1916 tax taking to begin March 1 with deputies named for city and township duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram W. Galusha
North West Street
Mr. Galusha
Harry Lemen
Jesse Galusha
Pleasantridge
Bachman Post
Indiana
Dr John Grant Lyman Identified in Florida
A man photographed on a St. Petersburg boat was confirmed as Dr John Grant Lyman, wanted in New York for using the mails to defraud. He is held for federal officers awaiting transfer, after stopping in Florida while en route to South America during rough seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Petersburg
Fla
John Grant Lyman
Lyman
South America
Inspectors To Recheck Corker After Dam No. 1 Break
Capt John Fe Abraham and Capt Isaac W Betts, U S Steam boat Inspectors, depart at 5 pm for Madison Indiana to reinspect several vessels. They re inspected the Corker yesterday in Louisville harbor a steamer on the Louisville Madison run recently removed from trade due to a lock break at Dam No 1 on the Kentucky River. The Corker received the stamp of approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Abraham
Isaac W. Betts
United States
Madison
Ind
Louisville
Kentucky
Dam No. Lin
Louisville Cowler-Journal
Tin or afraid your mother doesn't take us
Fragmentary exchange from the St Louis Post Described as disputed. The garbled lines show a mother and child discussing tastes, reflecting confused dialogue in 19th century clipping.
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St. Louis Poste
His Choice Ends Dance Of Many Lovers
A Pittsburgh Press verse recalls a man who courted many women including Annie Bonnie Clara and Mary finally marries Mary who could cook. The poem sketches romantic contrasts and a settled union.
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Annie
Tle
Bonnie
Clara
Mary
Pittsburgh Press
Execusable Inadvertence and Thwarted Endowment Tale
A garbled Washington Star fragment discusses Snolchinery seeking endowed sine intelligence and a farmer's reply about sameness and language. The piece reads as fractured dialogue with automotive fuse references and unclear actors, presenting a puzzle of miscommunication and odd phrasing.
Looks That Way Taters When Tells A Decade Hence
Grand Rapids Press notes a plan to shape a town by guiding street layouts to slow traffic and aid future development. The idea envisions engineering crooked streets to keep autos down for decades ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuell
Grand Rapids Press
Rumination Clashes with Secret Entry Anecdote
A fragment from the Baltimore American recalls a whispered remark about a sneaking husband. The speaker jokes that he was "all He up" to explain how his wife saw him enter, hinting at a humorous misdirection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dari
Baltimore Americin
Exchange with Caluimbia Jester Inspires Quiet Reflections
A fragmentary note recalls a dialogue about walking and loving, with a narrator revealing support for a son who writes poetry. The piece hints at editorial influence and a sense of misunderstanding in a restrained, reflective tone.
Two Steamers Collide at Madison Drowning Over Twenty
Nannie Byers and C E Hillman collided near Madison causing the Byers to sink in five minutes with over twenty drowned. Oliver Sundrick of Madison is among the victims. Thirty passengers and thirty five crew were aboard the Byers at departure from Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Byers
C. E. Hillman
Madison
Byers
Cincinnati
Oliver Sundrick
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Untermyer’s Bethlehem Steel fortune linked to high finance era
Samuel Untermyer, famed for resisting market speculation, has risen about six million dollars in a year thanks to Bethlehem Steel stock. He bought 14,000 shares twelve years ago at low prices, believing in its intrinsic value and Schwab's leadership. The tale recalls the 1903 United States Shipbuilding collapse and the Bethlehem reorganization that followed, with Untermyer acting for bondholders and securing a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Untermyer
C. I. Reisner
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethleheim
Untermyer
Mr. Untermyer
Charles M. Schwiub
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
United States
United States Shipbuilding Company
New Jersey
Bethlehem Steel
Nixon Works
Elizabeth
N. J
Lewis Nixon
Bath Ironworks
Maine
Harlan & Hollingsworth Shipyards
Delaware
San Francisco
Union Ironworks
Smash
Roland B. Conklin
Max Nathan
Bethlehem Steel Works
Bethlehem Corportion
Wall Street
Fresh Air Crib Popular With President Wilson’s Grandchild
Ellen Wilbon McAdoo, daughter of the treasury secretary, is housed in a front nursery widow that opens to a ventilated crib. Doctors praise the design as ideal and say widespread use could yield healthier children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdosoni
Washi Cosh
Wilson
Ellen Wilbon McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Resignation of Jeffersonville Schools Chief in Board Hands
The Jeffersonville city schools seek to accept or delay the resignation of Prof. Claytes McHenry Marble, superintendent since 1904. The school board, led by John Gienger, Louis F. Scheer, and William F. Young, may keep Marble through the school year to avoid disruption. Marble, from Rising Sun, Indiana, earned $1,800 yearly and holds a five year contract with one year remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claytes McHenry Marble
Jeffersonville City
John Gienger
Louis F. Scheer
William F. Young
Marble
Jeffersonville
Rising Sun Ind
Louisville Times
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Mercury Free Remedy
An old warning against mercurial ointments for catarrh urges medical guidance and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a genuine internal remedy. The ad notes no mercury and offers testimonials and 75 cents per bottle with Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J.cheney & Co
Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake Flour Promotes Cakes
Delicious brown cakes made from Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake Flour described as rich and tender. The note highlights home baking use and appealing color for everyday dessert treats.
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Greencastle
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John W. Carlisle
Madison Township
Thomas AL Mebaigahe
Jefferson Street
William Nodler
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Chas, McClelland
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Petrograd
Bidesurkh Sakhne
Persia
Abraham
Betts
Pines
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Hearst
David Graham Phillips
Susan Lennox
New York City
Senator Stone
American Press Association
Va Tie Hids
Lok
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Mr. Spoonmore
Miss Plumpleigh
Boston Globe
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